Civilian Personnel

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Civilian Personnel
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Overview

• Why employ civilians
• Basic policies for management of DoD civilian
  position
• Position descriptions
• General schedule (GS) and federal wage system
  positions
• Military grade vs. Civilian grade

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Overview Continued

• Work relationships
• Sources of supervisory guidance
• Complaint channels available to civilians

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Why Employ Civilians

• To acquire abilities not available
• Highly technical positions
• More efficient to hire already qualified
  civilians
• Assure continuity of administration and operation
• Civilians are not subject to PCS rules
• Provide corporate knowledge

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Why Employ Civilians Contd

• Obtain nucleus of workers that can be expanded in
  an emergency
• Free military personnel for military duties
• Military members can concentrate on combat
  readiness
• Deployment

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Basic Policies for Management of DoD Civilian
Positions

• AFMAN 36-203
• Governs management of civilian positions
• Director of manpower and organization at HQ USAF
• Determines number of civilians required to
  support the air force mission
• HQ USAF further allocates civilian manpower to
  MAJCOMs and operating agencies
• Needs must be justified before positions can be
  filled

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Management of DoD Civilian Positions Contd

• Agencies involved in certification process
• Requesting agency must prepare position
  description
• Management/engineering personnel review position
  and certify it
• Local civilian personnel flight (CPF) classifies
  position and determines grade level

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Position Descriptions

• Not based on AFSC as with military members
• Based on duties and responsibilities required to
  support mission requirements
• Position description is the official document
  that outlines major duties that must be performed
• Determines the grade of employee

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General Schedule (GS) and Wage System Positions

• General schedule
• Nearly two-thirds of civilian employees are GS
• White collar jobs (professional, technical
  managerial, clerical, and administrative)
• Federal wage system
• Second largest category
• Blue collar positions (skilled or unskilled
  trades such as sheet metal workers, mechanics,
  etc.)

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Military Grade Vs. Civilian Grade

• No official correlation between military and
  civilian grade
• High grade civilian employees may perform officer
  type duties
• For protocol purposes, certain civilian and
  military grade equivalencies do unofficially exist

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Work Relationships

• You may work for a civilian
• You will encounter civilian employee as
  co-workers
• You may supervise civilian employees

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Sources of Supervisory Guidance

• 36 Series of Air Force publication
• Civilian Personnel Flight

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Dealing With Poor Performance

• Oral admonishment
• Reprimands
• Suspensions
• Reduction in grade and or pay
• Removals

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Complaint Channels Available to Civilians

• Informal
• Alleged perpetrator
• Employee or perpetrators supervisor
• Formal
• EEO
• EEOC
• Federal District Court

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Summary

• Why employ civilians
• Basic policies for management of DoD civilian
  position
• Position descriptions
• General schedule (GS) and federal wage system
  positions
• Military grade vs. Civilian grade

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Summary Contd

• Work relationships
• Sources of supervisory guidance
• Complaint channels available to civilians